plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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Esther Sung, legal director for the Plaintiff Justice Action Center, said the judge appeared concerned about the treatment of migrants affected by the policy shift.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, more enterprising migrants might continue to the United States.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top Justice Department officials argued that releasing further information about the flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador would jeopardize national security.
—Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of the migrants have attempted to obtain another immigration status, such as political asylum, Temporary Protected States and permanent residency, but the administration has said those processes are on pause.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, more enterprising migrants might continue to the United States.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top Justice Department officials argued that releasing further information about the flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador would jeopardize national security.
—Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of the migrants have attempted to obtain another immigration status, such as political asylum, Temporary Protected States and permanent residency, but the administration has said those processes are on pause.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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